"Just because we as the parent feel that our child is not really qualified to do what they think they want to do at 16, squelching that is a disaster because what speaks to that child is what's going to light up that child in life," Rose said.

But that doesn't mean parents have to blindly accept anything their child wants to do, Rose explained to HuffPost Live's Nancy Redd.

"There's a misconception that accepting your child for who your child is means not giving any guidance, just being hands off, and nothing could be further from the truth," Rose said. "You can't just accept. You have to also be a leader, and it is a parent's job to teach the child how to be who they are -- exactly who they are -- but be effective in the world."

Watch the full HuffPost Live conversation about what makes a child successful here.

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Arianna's Most Fearless Quotes

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"Fearlessness is like a muscle. The more you exercise it, the more natural it becomes to not let your fears run you."

"To live exuberantly, we must be prepared to illuminate the dark spots in ourselves."

"The first step toward changing the world is to change our vision of the world and of our place in it."

"Children brought up to feel that their lives have a larger purpose are more likely to keep their own troubles in perspective."

"When we feel we constantly have to prove ourselves at work, we give priority to our jobs over everything and everyone else."

"Being fearless doesn't mean living a life devoid of fear, but living a life in which our fears don't hold us back."

"Given adequate time and sufficient fear, we may hide so long that we hardly notice we're slowly suffocating."

"Naysayers have little power over us -- unless we give it to them."

"Squashing our true selves is a major cause of fear, anxiety, and depression."

"The more fearless we are in our personal lives, the more of that spirit we'll bring to changing our world."

"If we do rush in and make a bad decision, let's at least quickly forgive ourselves, learn, and move on."

"Survival behavior can be triggered by the fear of losing anything that we perceive as being part of our identity."